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B-1B Lancer bombers from the 37th Bomb Squadron taxis in to Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota on May 13, 2003, as it returns from a deployment in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.  
28th Bomb Wing

Home base: Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota

Destination: Unknown but possibly an air base in Oman or Diego Garcia

Aircraft: B-1B bombers

Units: 34th Bomb Squadron and 37th Bomb Squadron, plus support and logistical squadrons.

Duties: The 28th Bomb Wing, deployed as the 28th Air Expeditionary Wing, supported flight operations over Afghanistan as part of Operation Enduring Freedom.

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